Sentences with phrase «if duffy»

In other words, if Duffy was not legally required to pay back the money — in other words, if his ultimate position on the Senate expenses was correct — there is at least an argument to be made that he did not receive a benefit as that term is understood in section 121.

Because the fraud was clearly committed «in connection with the duties of his office» — no one disputes this element of the charge — I can promise you one thing: if Duffy's guilty for any of the section 380 charges, it is an absolute certainty that he will be found guilty of the corresponding section 122 count.

Rescuers were unsure if Duffy would ever be able to walk again, or if he would even make it to see another day.

It's unclear if Duffy scored big on one race or a series of races at the track, but an administration official said the winnings covered only one day at last year's meet.

It sounds as if Duffy has been elbowed out by Cuomo, especially after their opposite views on the NY City mosque.

Republicans called for a Joint Commission on Public Ethics investigation when Duffy announced he had interviewed at the RBA and it's likely many of these same Republicans will call for another ethics probe if Duffy takes the job.

The same goes for if Duffy regains some of 2015's magic.

Not exact matches

«If the Conservatives want to talk about judgment, we would be pleased to compare our leader's solid judgment to that of Mr. Harper — the same guy who appointed Mike Duffy, Pam Wallin and Patrick Brazeau to the Senate,» he said in an email to HuffPost.

For sure, Mr. Moore would be on surer footing here if the Conservative Party of Canada hadn't pleaded guilty to violating election spending limits in 2008 and if the Harper government wasn't the only government in this country's history to have been found in contempt of Parliament and if the RCMP wasn't said to be presently investigating Mr. Harper's former chief of staff and and if two Conservative MPs weren't presently in court with Elections Canada and if the Prime Minister hadn't left for Peru without facing the House on the first day that Parliament was in session after the deal between Mr. Wright and Mr. Duffy was revealed and if the Prime Minister hadn't fail to show up in the House on the following Monday and if Mr. Duffy hadn't remained a Conservative senator for awhile despite having apparently claimed a housing allowance he shouldn't have.

If Canadians become more focused on economic risks, the thinking goes, they will pay less attention to the Duffy scandal, and they will be more cautious when casting their ballot. In this world - view, it actually helps the Conservatives to talk up bad economic news. This marks a U-turn from earlier messaging, when Conservatives first tried (futilely) to deny the economy was in any trouble at all. With the negative numbers piling up around them, the Tory spin machine has decided to throw in the towel, and try to make a silk purse from this sow's ear. They now want to emphasize the gloomy economic outlook (while simultaneously, of course, evading blame for contributing to it at all).

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has echoed the NDP's calls for Senate abolishment, and in an odd pre-election maneuver, Mr. Harper tacitly endorsed the abolishment of the Senate if it could not be reformed (this took place after he appointed more than 50 Conservatives to the Senate, including Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau and Pamela Wallin).

Politicians always follow the «look busy» rule: when bad things happen, they have to be seen to be responding, even if there is little likelihood their actions will have any effect. But in this case, Harper was motivated by an additional strategic judgment. Perversely, with his re-election campaign sidetracked by ongoing revelations in the Duffy / Wright case, the Prime Minister actually wants Canadians to worry about the economy. Conservative strategists hope that will undermine voters» willingness to consider an alternative government, playing into the traditional frame that Conservatives have the strongest economic «credentials.»

If we give him Duffy credit, do we take something away because he couldn't turn Juan Perez into Juan Lagares?

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If Dunk and Duffy have a weakness it can be found in their lack of pace.

Crystal Palace will be making a swoop for Shane Duffy if they lose star defender Scott Dann during the summer, according to reports from the Daily Mirror

From an Irish perspective, it would be beneficial if Shane Duffy gets a crack as a Premier League regular, with Richie Towell still very much on the fringes at Brighton.

«If Lieutenant Gov. Duffy indeed failed to disclose the nature of his relationship with the Rochester Business Alliance to Gov. Cuomo, that would represent a major violation of state ethics laws.

And if it ever is, Mayor Duffy, should he end up in the No. 1 spot, will always have Dick Ravich to appoint.

If that's what Mayor Brown wants, he certainly can do the job as well as Duffy.

If it does exist, I would put it on the individual,» said Duffy.

Gov. David Paterson this morning gave a big shout - out to Bob Duffy, who is running for the lieutenant governor post Paterson himself once held, saying the Rochester mayor is ready to step in and lead the state if necessary.

Samuels also made the «that which does not kill us» argument, insisting (much like state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has in connection with his party's gubernatorial fight), saying Duffy will be stronger, better known to voters and more fully vetted if he wins a primary fight.

Gantt claimed Morelle assured him if he supported Richards in a special election to finish out the remainder of Bob Duffy's term, Morelle would make sure Warren received the party's nomination.

The surprise selection of Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy — a tax - cutting, tough - talking ex-police chief — was meant to bolster Cuomo's tack to the political right and deliver on his pledge to pick a lieutenant governor who would be ready to take charge immediately if needed.

If I can keep my pension, why not Duffy?

Brown is a stalwart ally for Cuomo both in western New York and politically: He was once considered a likely, if not conventional, choice for running mate in 2014 to replace Rochester's Bob Duffy.

Duffy said state police will not pursue criminal enforcement if pistol permit holders do not re-certify by the deadline.

If this is wrong for Duffy, then pretty much every retired police officer or firefighter is being told they have no right to seek elective office; to do so, they must first give up their pension.

When asked by YNN's Leah George if he would be interested in the job, Duffy wouldn't confirm or deny if he's interested in being Cuomo's number two:

Asked if he felt the program to create tax free zones on and around SUNY campuses should be expanded, Duffy said, «I don't philosophically disagree one bit with that.»

«I think the best, on one hand, with the emotion with the way people feel, I think one of the best outcomes would be if those who were looking to build it — perhaps out of respect — would choose to build somewhere else so as not to take away from some of the emotional feelings that especially families have of those who perished,» Duffy said.

If that occurred, the chamber would be deadlocked at 31 - 31, with a new battle over when LG - elect Bob Duffy could cast tie - breaking votes.

Duffy told reporters repeatedly that his sole mission was supporting Cuomo's vision for the office when / if the pair is elected.

Under a scenario conjured by my perhaps too - lively imagination, if not premature expectations — I'd be the first to buy Hein a ticket to Albany — Hein's statewide summer speaking campaign was seen by me as a launching pad for a possible nomination for lieutenant governor, assuming Slaughter retires to allow the present second banana, Bob Duffy of Rochester, to run for Congress.

«If your education and your future are the most important things there are no arguments,» Duffy said.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

Don't be surprised if he deploys Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy, who was used effectively in the 20th congressional district special election that scored an upset win for Democrat Kathy Hochul over Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin.

Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy, who has emerged as the leading defender of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mandate relief proposals for struggling upstate cities, told Alan Chartock in an interview to air Friday that he would more than pleased with the pension smoothing proposal if he held his old job as the mayor of Rochester.

«I would also ask anybody if you go back in history and find a lieutenant governor - governor relationship that has been as smooth, as much fun as collegial as ours has been I would defy them to do that,» Duffy said.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio's running mate, Chautauqua County executive Greg Edwards, wasted no time in attacking AG Andrew Cuomo's running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, for taking a slightly more nuanced approach to the mosque proposed near Ground Zero, saying it would be better if the developers decided to build elsewhere.

The Medicaid expansion, Duffy adds, is one area where voters can really see tangible stakes, even if Obamacare overall remains unpopular.

The following letters are written in response to Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy's announcement on Monday that schools and local governments in Central New York could receive $ 28 million a year if voters approve the building of four Upstate casinos in a referendum this November.

So, if I get this right, the president is saying the developers have a right to build wherever they want, but is refusing to say if he thinks it's a good idea to build on such a sensitive site — a subject on which a few people, including Gov. David Paterson and AG Andrew Cuomo's running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, weighed in.

SIR — Just six years after calling Gillian Duffy a «bigoted woman», Gordon Brown emerges to tell 50 per cent of the electorate that they too are bigoted in their fear of mass immigration if we remain in the EU.

Again, those who worry that this is part of some widespread Executive Chamber cull of its online video collection need not fear: If you want to see YouTube footage of former Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy's hour - long appearance before a Feb. 16, 2011, joint legislative budget hearing — a holiday viewing tradition in so many households — you're golden.

Asked if administration officials persuaded him to end his bid for a new job, she said Duffy makes his own decisions.

After only briefly fielding questions, he was asked if he and Mr. Cuomo disagreed on anything, and Mr. Duffy responded, «We have not hit one thing that I consider to be any issue of disagreement.»

Drafted language follows the reasoning that if landing helicopters in residential zones is not an allowed use in the code, it's not an allowed use at all, town attorney Bill Duffy said at last Wednesday's Town Board work session.

In response, Cuomo's lieutenant governor Bob Duffy shot back in a meeting with the Syracuse Post-Standard editorial board, warning Miner if she didn't agree with the governor's ideas, then control of Syracuse could be handed over to a financial control board.